title: [Acute upper airway obstruction caused by cervical hematoma as a complication of an internal jugular vein catheter].
abstract: 4 cases of inadvertent puncture of the common carotid artery following unsuccessful puncture of the internal jugular vein leading to a massive cervical hematoma are described. In all cases, acute upper airway obstruction required immediate intubation.
authors.affiliation: Medizinischen Universitätsklinik Wien.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weimann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frass
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Traindl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pidlich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leithner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Akute obere Atemwegsobstruktion durch Zervikalhämatom als Komplikation des Vena-jugularis-interna-Katheters.